Manta Point

★★★★★ (1,629)

Karang Makassar, or Manta Point as it’s more famously known, is Komodo National Park’s biggest dive site at approximately 3km long by 400-500m wide. It is a shallow drift dive site with a beautiful coral reef to the south, dunes to the north, and a rubble coral bottom in between, scattered with manta cleaning stations.

Komodo has a known resident manta population of 1200 mantas and you have the opportunity to see them all year round!

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

705 Sightings
J
44
F
34
M
59
A
79
M
64
J
78
J
53
A
59
S
72
O
72
N
56
D
35

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

173 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
9
A
17
M
20
J
24
J
12
A
17
S
17
O
17
N
16
D
16
Green Turtle

Green Turtle

144 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
19
M
12
J
28
J
15
A
18
S
14
O
15
N
11
D
6
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

74 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
19
N
8
D
6
Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

55 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
12
N
0
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

19 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

231 Sightings
J
17
F
13
M
18
A
26
M
20
J
37
J
24
A
17
S
16
O
17
N
14
D
12
Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

202 Sightings
J
6
F
12
M
16
A
10
M
15
J
24
J
22
A
25
S
24
O
23
N
15
D
10
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

166 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
11
A
8
M
11
J
31
J
21
A
16
S
16
O
21
N
11
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

123 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
10
J
16
J
10
A
0
S
15
O
12
N
12
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

106 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
14
M
9
J
16
J
10
A
12
S
10
O
0
N
9
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

65 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
7
A
15
M
9
J
18
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

64 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
9
M
9
J
19
J
0
A
0
S
9
O
9
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

60 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
13
M
9
J
13
J
0
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
7
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 85

Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish

23 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
15

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